Roman Catholic Diocese of Bova

The diocese of Bova was a Roman Catholic diocese in Calabria in Italy from the seventh century until 1986.

Diocese of Bova
Erected: 7th Century Latin name: Bovensis Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria


 * Giovanni Dominici (1412–1419 Died)


 * Sante (1435–1441 Resigned)


 * Marcello Franci (1577–)
 * Bartolomeo Corsini (1587–1590 Died)
 * Giovanni Camerota (1592–1622 Died)
 * Nicola Maria Madaffari (2 May 1622 – 1627 Died)
 * Fabio Olivadisi (1627–1646 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
 * Martino Megali (1646–1656 Died)
 * Bernardino d'Aragona (1657–1669 Died)
 * Marco Antonio Contestabile (1669–1699 Died)
 * Francesco Antonio Gaudiosi (1699–1714 Died)
 * Paolo Stabile (1718–1729 Died)
 * Giuseppe Barone (1729–1731 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
 * Tommaso Giosafat Melina 1731–1735 Died)
 * Domenico de Marzano (1735–1752 Died)
 * Stefano Moràbito (1752–1764 Resigned)
 * Antonio Spedalieri (1764–1791 Died)
 * Giuseppe Martini (1792–1802 Died)
 * Nicola-Maria Laudisio (1819–1824 Confirmed, Bishop of Policastro)
 * Giovanni Corcione (1824–1830 Died)
 * Giuseppe Maria Giove (1832–1834 Confirmed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
 * Vincenzo Rozzolino (1835–1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Caserta)
 * Pasquale Taccone (1849–1850 Confirmed, Bishop of Teramo)
 * Raffaele Ferrigno (1851–1856 Confirmed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
 * Dalmazio d'Andrea (1856–1870 Died)
 * Antonio Piterà (1871–1876 Resigned)
 * Nicola de Simone (1877–1895 Died)
 * Raffaele Rossi (1895–1899 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
 * Domenico Pugliatti (1900–1914 Died)
 * Paolo Albera (1915–1921 Resigned)
 * Andrea Taccone (1923–1929 Appointed, Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto)
 * Giuseppe Cognata (1933–1940 Resigned)
 * Enrico Montalbetti (1941–1943 Died)
 * Antonio Lanza (1943–1950 Died)
 * Giovanni Ferro (1950–1960 Resigned)
 * Giuseppe Lenotti (1960–1962 Appointed, Bishop of Foggia)
 * Aureliano Sorrentino (1962–1966 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo)
 * Giovanni Ferro (1973–1977 Retired)
 * Aureliano Sorrentino (1977–1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova)